NATIONAL TEAM - CAPE VERDE - FRIENDLY - Cape Verde stun Portugal

Ten-man Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

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NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Yaya Toure considering Ivory Coast retirement

Manchester City's Yaya Toure says he will decide about his international future with the Ivory Coast this week.

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NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - all results

Bongani Zungu scored in stoppage time to salvage a 1:1 draw for South Africa against Nigeria and Konate brace gives Senegal victory over Ghana in friendly.

30 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - GUINEA - COACH - Frenchman Luis Fernandez set to be named as new coach

Former France international Luis Fernandez is poised to take over as coach of Guinea and replace compatriot Michel Dussuyer.

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NATIONAL TEAM - ZAMBIA - COACH - Zambia look to replace Honour Janza with foreign coach

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) confirmed they are looking for a foreign coach to replace Honour Janza who is currently at the helm.

29 Mar 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - ENGLAND - SUNDERLAND - Black Cats flourishing in Africa

If ambition had a league table, English Premier League club Sunderland would top it.

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NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - Algeria lose in Qatar, as Ivory Coast celebrate

Algeria lost their first game since exiting the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals, losing 1:0 to Qatar in a friendly.

27 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - NFF offer former coach Stephen Keshi two-year deal

Stephen Keshi will return to take charge of Nigeria following lengthy contractual talks.

26 Mar 2015

FIFA RANKING - JUNE 2015 FOR AFRICA - Equatorial Guinea ranked in top 50

Equatorial Guinea have broken into the top 50 teams in Fifa's latest world rankings.

The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations hosts climbed 11 places on the list, moving up from 61st place to 50th spot.

It means Africa now have 11 teams in the top 50 - although Europe remain out in front with 29 teams.

Algeria remain the top-ranked side in Africa, placed 21st in the world, while Congo broke into the continent's top 10 after moving up two spots.

The biggest movers were Madagascar, who shot up 37 places to 113th , thanks to their solid performance at the Cosafa Cup where they reached the semi-finals.

 

Fifa's African rankings:
1. Algeria
2. Ivory Coast
3. Tunisia
4. Ghana
5. Senegal
6. Cape Verde
7. Nigeria
8. Guinea
9. Congo
10. Cameroon

 

6 Jun 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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